SpanishTop 100 Spanish words BooksSearch for more LanguagesWhy languages? FrenchGermanItalianJapaneseForumCareer resourcesWhy a language major? Study abroad ECTACO | 100 most frequently used Spanish wordsThe word list below is based on a scientific study conducted by Mark Davies. For a much longer list of the most common 5000 Spanish words (!), consult his book A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish. Core Vocabulary for Learners.See also the top 25 lists: the 25 most common Spanish nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. 1. el / la (def. art.) the2. de (prep.) of, from 3. que (conj.) that, which 4. y (conj.) and 5. a (prep.) to, at 6. en (prep.) in, on 7. un (indef. art.) a, an 8. ser (verb) to be 9. se (pron.) -self, oneself [reflexive marker] 10. no (adv.) no 11. haber (verb) to have 12. por (prep.) by, for, through 13. con (prep.) with 14. su (adj.) his, her, their, your (fam.) 15. para (prep.) for, to, in order to 16. como (conj.) like, as 17. estar (verb) to be 18. tener (verb) to have 19. le (pron.) [3rd pers. indirect object pronoun] 20. lo (art.) the (+ noun) 21. lo (pron.) [3rd pers. masc. direct object pronoun] 22. todo (adj.) all, every 23. pero (conj.) but, yet, except 24. más (adj.) more 25. hacer (verb.) to do, make 26. o (conj.) or 27. poder (verb) to be able to, can 28. decir (verb) to tell, say 29. este (adj.) this (m); esta (f) 30. ir (verb) to go 31. otro (adj.) other, another 32. ese (adj.) that (m); esa (f) 33. la (pron.) [3rd pers. fem. direct object pronoun] 34. si (conj.) if, whether 35. me (pron.) me 36. ya (adv.) already, still 37. ver (verb) to see 38. porque (conj.) because 39. dar (verb) to give 40. cuando (conj.) when 41. él (pron.) he 42. muy (adv.) very, really 43. sin (prep.) without 44. vez (noun, f.) time, occurrence 45. mucho (adj.) much, many, a lot 46. saber (verb) to know 47. qué (pron.) what?, which?, how (+ adj.) 48. sobre (prep.) on top of, over, about 49. mi (adj.) my 50. alguno (adj.) some; (pron.) someone 51. mismo (adj.) same 52. yo (pron.) I 53. también (adv.) also 54. hasta (prep.) until, up to; (adv.) even 55. año (noun, m.) year 56. dos (num.) two 57. querer (verb) to want, love 58. entre (prep.) between 59. así (adv.) like that 60. primero (adj.) first 61. desde (prep.) from, since 62. grande (adj.) large, great, big 63. eso (pron., n.) that 64. ni (conj.) not even, neither, nor 65. nos (pron.) us 66. llegar (verb) to arrive 67. pasar (verb) to pass, spend (time) 68. tiempo (noun, m.) time, weather 69. ella (pron.) she; ellas them 70. sí (adv.) yes 71. día (noun, m.) day 72. uno (num.) one 73. bien (adv.) well 74. poco (adj.) little few; (adv.) a little bit 75. deber (verb) should, ought to; to owe 76. entonces (adv.) so, then 77. poner (verb) to put (on); get (+ adj.) 78. cosa (noun, f.) thing 79. tanto (adj.) much 80. hombre (noun, m.) man, mankind, husband 81. parecer (verb) to seem, look like 82. nuestro (adj.) our 83. tan (adv.) such, a, too, so 84. donde (conj.) where 85. ahora (adv.) now 86. parte (noun, f.) part, portion 87. después (adv.) after 88. vida (noun, f.) life 89. quedar (verb) to remain, stay 90. siempre (adv.) always 91. creer (verb) to believe 92. hablar (verb) to speak, talk 93. llevar (verb) to take, carry 94. dejar (verb) to let, leave 95. nada (pron.) nothing 96. cada (adj.) each, every 97. seguir (verb) to follow 98. menos (adj.) less, fewer 99. nuevo (adj.) new 100. encontrar (verb) to find Source: This provides a frequency list of the most common 5000 words in the Spanish language based on a broad text corpus of 20 million Spanish words. The corpus includes a balanced sampling of written and spoken language and a balanced representation of variants used in Spain and Latin America. Each dictionary entry lists the word's rank, part of speech, its English translation, a sentence demonstrating the word's usage in context, and the number of occurrences of the word per million words of the corpus. In addition, the dictionary contains much supplemental information that students and instructors will find useful. There is an additional alphabetical list of the 5000 words, ordered lists of the most frequent Spanish nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other parts of speech. Of interest are also the 30 additional informational boxes interspersed throughout the book. These include ordered lists of thematically linked words (e.g., colors, weather, family terms, opposites, verbs of movement) as well as differences in registers and more. This is a useful book for instructors and students alike. Common Spanish beginner mistakes | Spanish books | Why Spanish? | Spanish main page
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